Temple Isaiah

To set a tone of repentance and introspection for the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days, Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach will hold a Selichot service and open house Sept. 4 at 8:30 p.m. at 2401 Irvine Ave. Rabbi David Rosenberg will officiate. During a Selichot service, participants focus on prayers of forgiveness and reflection. Selichot means "forgiveness" in Hebrew. The event is free and all are welcome. Information: (949) 548-6900.

8pm Jazz Violinist Regina Carter has been one of the brighter lights to appear on the jazz scene in recent years. She's performed locally at the Hollywood Bowl and at the Jazz Bakery, and now here's a chance to hear her in a formal concert setting. * The Regina Carter Quintet, Saturday at UCLA's Schoenberg Hall, Westwood. 8 p.m. Sold out. (310) 825-2101.

Rabbi Albert M. Lewis, who came to Temple Isaiah in 1948 when it was in its infancy and built it into one of the larger Reform congregations in the city, died Saturday night. Rabbi Robert T. Gan, current spiritual leader of the temple, said Lewis was 77 and had been battling cancer when he died at his West Los Angeles home.

Re "Battle Over Airport Takes a Religious Turn," Feb. 22: We must disagree with Pastor John Steward and a number of our friends in the Clergy for Wholesome Communities in regard to the airport. We think their sense of neighborhood is too small. If Measure F passes and El Toro is not built, then the John Wayne Airport runway may be expanded to property next to our church and synagogue at 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. This would change the present nuisance "of jet noise during worship" to "impossible to worship."

The 17th Annual Jewish Artisans Festival returning to Temple Isaiah this weekend is just one of many opportunities to celebrate Jewish culture in L.A. Friday Laemmle's Theatres' three-week Jewish Film Series begins with "A Life Apart: Hasidism in America." Narrated by actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Leonard Nimoy, this documentary tells the story of the creation of post-Holocaust communities in the U.S.

Pesach, or Passover, is the Jewish season of freedom celebrating the Israelites deliverance from Egypt. Passover seders, dinners commemorating the exodus, will be held at several area synagogues next week. Rabbi Steven D. Schatz will officiate at a community seder at 6:30 p.m. Monday, the first day of Passover, at Temple Isaiah, 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Symbolic foods representing ancient customs will be served at dinner, which costs $25 for adults and $10 for children age 13 and under.

8pm Jazz Violinist Regina Carter has been one of the brighter lights to appear on the jazz scene in recent years. She's performed locally at the Hollywood Bowl and at the Jazz Bakery, and now here's a chance to hear her in a formal concert setting. * The Regina Carter Quintet, Saturday at UCLA's Schoenberg Hall, Westwood. 8 p.m. Sold out. (310) 825-2101.

Lucy Pokryshevsky stood waiting at the gate in Los Angeles International Airport surrounded by preschool children from her Rancho Park synagogue who sang and waved American flags. She had waited a long time for this day. Twelve years later than she expected and 13 after she left her home in the Soviet Union, the 60-year-old preschool teacher was finally being reunited with her husband, Sergey, 65. "Thank God it is all behind us," he told her as he stepped off the Pan Am flight.

The Jewish Community Center of Orange County will have Jewish High Holiday services for singles this week. Rosh Hashana will be celebrated at 8 p.m. Wednesday and at 10 a.m. Thursday. Then Yom Kippur services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at 10 a.m. next Saturday. The cost is $28 for members and $36 for others. New JCC Singles members are admitted free. At 5:30 p.m., the center will have a gala celebration ball honoring Sen. Barbara Boxer at Twin Palms Restaurant in Newport Beach.

To set a tone of repentance and introspection for the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days, Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach will hold a Selichot service and open house Sept. 4 at 8:30 p.m. at 2401 Irvine Ave. Rabbi David Rosenberg will officiate. During a Selichot service, participants focus on prayers of forgiveness and reflection. Selichot means "forgiveness" in Hebrew. The event is free and all are welcome. Information: (949) 548-6900.

The 17th Annual Jewish Artisans Festival returning to Temple Isaiah this weekend is just one of many opportunities to celebrate Jewish culture in L.A. Friday Laemmle's Theatres' three-week Jewish Film Series begins with "A Life Apart: Hasidism in America." Narrated by actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Leonard Nimoy, this documentary tells the story of the creation of post-Holocaust communities in the U.S.

The Jewish Community Center of Orange County will have Jewish High Holiday services for singles this week. Rosh Hashana will be celebrated at 8 p.m. Wednesday and at 10 a.m. Thursday. Then Yom Kippur services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at 10 a.m. next Saturday. The cost is $28 for members and $36 for others. New JCC Singles members are admitted free. At 5:30 p.m., the center will have a gala celebration ball honoring Sen. Barbara Boxer at Twin Palms Restaurant in Newport Beach.

Rabbi Albert M. Lewis, who came to Temple Isaiah in 1948 when it was in its infancy and built it into one of the larger Reform congregations in the city, died Saturday night. Rabbi Robert T. Gan, current spiritual leader of the temple, said Lewis was 77 and had been battling cancer when he died at his West Los Angeles home.

Lucy Pokryshevsky stood waiting at the gate in Los Angeles International Airport surrounded by preschool children from her Rancho Park synagogue who sang and waved American flags. She had waited a long time for this day. Twelve years later than she expected and 13 after she left her home in the Soviet Union, the 60-year-old preschool teacher was finally being reunited with her husband, Sergey, 65. "Thank God it is all behind us," he told her as he stepped off the Pan Am flight.

Re "Battle Over Airport Takes a Religious Turn," Feb. 22: We must disagree with Pastor John Steward and a number of our friends in the Clergy for Wholesome Communities in regard to the airport. We think their sense of neighborhood is too small. If Measure F passes and El Toro is not built, then the John Wayne Airport runway may be expanded to property next to our church and synagogue at 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. This would change the present nuisance "of jet noise during worship" to "impossible to worship."

Pesach, or Passover, is the Jewish season of freedom celebrating the Israelites deliverance from Egypt. Passover seders, dinners commemorating the exodus, will be held at several area synagogues next week. Rabbi Steven D. Schatz will officiate at a community seder at 6:30 p.m. Monday, the first day of Passover, at Temple Isaiah, 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Symbolic foods representing ancient customs will be served at dinner, which costs $25 for adults and $10 for children age 13 and under.